avoid

evitar, eludir

Mantenerse lejos de alguien o algo, o decidir no hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To stay away from someone or something, or choose not to do something.

• I avoid crowded places.
• She avoided talking to her neighbour.
• Why are you avoiding me?

Cómo se usa: avoid someone/something (We avoid that road during busy hours.); avoid doing something (Try to avoid eating too much sugar.)

Sinónimos: stay away from, keep clear of, steer clear of

Antónimos: seek out

Expresiones frecuentes: avoid someone, avoid crowds, avoid doing something

esquivar, evitar

Moverse o actuar para que algo peligroso no golpee ni haga daño.

En inglés sencillo: To move or act so that something dangerous or harmful does not hit or hurt you.

• He jumped back to avoid the punch.
• The driver swerved to avoid a cyclist.
• She narrowly avoided a falling branch.

Sinónimos: dodge, evade

Expresiones frecuentes: avoid a collision, avoid a blow, avoid something

anular, invalidar

Hacer que un acuerdo o acto jurídico deje de ser válido.

En inglés sencillo: To make a legal agreement or action no longer valid.

• The buyer sought to avoid the contract.
• Fraud allowed the court to avoid the agreement.
• The creditor applied to avoid the transaction.

Sinónimos: invalidate, annul, void

Antónimos: validate

Expresiones frecuentes: avoid a contract, avoid a transaction